Portable communication device with sliding and pop-up type keypads

a communication device and pop-up type technology, applied in the field of portable communication devices, can solve the problems of poor portability of such devices, and achieve the effect of maintaining the number of keys

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-03
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0014] It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable communication device that is slim while maintaining the number of keys.

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However, the sliding type communication device as disclosed in the above patent application is slightly bulky, and therefore, portability thereof is poor, since two housings of the communication device are slid relative to each other while the housings face opposite to each other.

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[0024] Now, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

[0025] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a portable communication device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body housing 100; an upper frame 200 attached to the body housing 100 along the upper edge of the body housing 100; a first keypad 300 accommodated in the upper frame 200 such that the first keypad 300 can be slid a predetermined distance; a second keypad 400 movable upward or downward in a pop-up fashion in the upper frame 200 according to a sliding movement of the first keypad 300; and a key frame 312 to guide a pop-up movement of the second keypad 400 while accommodating the second keypad 400. The direction indicated by arrow {circle ov...

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A portable slim communication device with a sliding pop-up type keypad, including a body housing having a display unit disposed at the upper surface thereof, an upper frame attached to the body housing along the upper edge of the body housing, a first keypad accommodated in the upper frame while being in parallel with the display unit for performing a sliding movement on the display unit to expose or cover a predetermined region of the display unit, a second keypad movable upward or downward in a pop-up fashion according to a sliding movement of the first keypad while being in parallel with the upper surface of the display unit in the upper frame, and a key frame to guide the pop-up movement of the second keypad while accommodating the second keypad.

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PRIORITY [0001] This application claims priority to an application entitled “PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH SLIDING POP-UP TYPE KEYPAD”, filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on May 3, 2004 and assigned Serial No. 2004-31053, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to a portable communication device including cellular phones, personal digital assistants, hand held personal computers, camera phones, game phones, internet phones, notebook computers, smart phones, and digital communication devices, and more particularly to a portable communication device with a sliding pop-up type keypad. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, the term “portable communication devices” means electronic devices that are portable and enable owners of the devices to communicate through wireless communication. Such portable communication devices h...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04B1/38H04M1/00H04M1/02H04M1/23
CPCH04M1/0237H04M2250/18H04M1/23E02D5/808E02D2250/0023E02D2600/30
Inventor LEE, YANG-JICLEE, JONG-SEONG
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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